tvdang7 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I just installed XxX_x86 on my dell studio 13 laptop which has vista on it as well. Now it only boots directly into mac osx and im having the hardest time learning to install chameleon boot loader or anything else. Can anyone point me in the right direction? i typed commands such as this fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 and it says fdisk permission denied. whats that mean? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/186206-not-a-single-clue-how-to-dual-boot-it-only-boots-osx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdscei Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 i have no idea were you are talking about with your 'fdisk'... When you're in the Darwin Boot Loader, hit any key (or F9) to see more options. There you can select 'Windows NTFS'. There is Win Vista. What you also could do, is put in your Vista DVD and do a Startup Repair. This let's you boot into Vista, but then you can not access osx any more. But in Vista you can choose from more Multibooters. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/186206-not-a-single-clue-how-to-dual-boot-it-only-boots-osx/#findComment-1263943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvdang7 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 sigh what if i dont have a windows dvd. all i have is the recovery partition. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/186206-not-a-single-clue-how-to-dual-boot-it-only-boots-osx/#findComment-1263967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvdang7 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 ok i followed this thread http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Simple_Dual_Boot and set my vista partition to active and i can finally boot back to vista THANK GOD!!! but now what can i do to install a bootloader? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/186206-not-a-single-clue-how-to-dual-boot-it-only-boots-osx/#findComment-1264014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdscei Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Easy: Use GAG. (http://gag.sourceforge.net/) When booted in GAG, make a new OS selection where Leopard is installed... When booted in Leopard, install the latest Chameleon RC3, this is a good boot loader and on a lot of systems it works properly with Windows NTFS. Otherwise just use GAG to boot between Windows and Leopard. If GAG is not working you should use Easy BCD, but by myself i could not really boot to Leopard using the Vista Boot loader... You need a .MBR file in a NST folder in your Vista partition/drive. But yeah. You might find another boot loader, Google is your friend. I recommend you DO NOT use Acronis OS Selector, it does not work properly and might screw up your boot. Then you WILL need a DVD to get into Startup Repair. But,, I'm also looking for a good one, so please inform me if you have found one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/186206-not-a-single-clue-how-to-dual-boot-it-only-boots-osx/#findComment-1264145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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